The 2026 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells women’s entry list is led by World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and defending champion Mirra Andreeva.
After a historic 2025 run where the teenage phenom became the youngest champion in desert history, all eyes are on her to see if she can hold off a field that includes every member of the WTA Top 75.
Read on for the 2026 Indian Wells women’s entry list, the first leg of the Sunshine Double.
WTA Indian Wells 2026 Field
Main draw: March 4–15, 2026 • Qualifying: March 1–3 • Surface: Outdoor Hard Court
| Player | Country |
| Iga Swiatek | Poland |
| Aryna Sabalenka | Belarus |
| Jessica Pegula | United States |
| Ons Jabeur | Tunisia |
| Caroline Garcia | France |
| Coco Gauff | United States |
| Maria Sakkari | Greece |
| Daria Kasatkina | Australia |
| Belinda Bencic | Switzerland |
| Elena Rybakina | Kazakhstan |
| Veronika Kudermetova | Russia |
| Liudmila Samsonova | Russia |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | Brazil |
| Victoria Azarenka | Belarus |
| Petra Kvitova | Czechia |
| Barbora Krejcikova | Czechia |
| Karolina Pliskova | Czechia |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | Russia |
| Madison Keys | United States |
| Magda Linette | Poland |
| Paula Badosa | Spain |
| Shuai Zhang | China |
| Martina Trevisan | Italy |
| Jelena Ostapenko | Latvia |
| Petra Martic | Croatia |
| Anastasia Potapova | Russia |
| Anhelina Kalinina | Ukraine |
| Marie Bouzkova | Czechia |
| Donna Vekic | Croatia |
| Leylah Fernandez | Canada |
| Amanda Anisimova | United States |
| Bianca Andreescu | Canada |
| Irina-Camelia Begu | Romania |
| Jil Teichmann | Switzerland |
| Danielle Collins | United States |
| Shelby Rogers | United States |
| Yulia Putintseva | Kazakhstan |
| Lin Zhu | China |
| Elise Mertens | Belgium |
| Bernarda Pera | United States |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | Belarus |
| Katerina Siniakova | Czechia |
| Camila Giorgi | Italy |
| Lauren Davis | United States |
| Kaia Kanepi | Estonia |
| Elisabetta Cocciaretto | Italy |
| Alycia Parks | United States |
| Sloane Stephens | United States |
| Marta Kostyuk | Ukraine |
| Mayar Sherif | Egypt |
| Linda Fruhvirtova | Czechia |
| Linda Noskova | Czechia |
| Claire Liu | United States |
| Alison Riske-Amritraj | United States |
| Xiyu Wang | China |
| Jasmine Paolini | Italy |
| Danka Kovinic | Montenegro |
| Xinyu Wang | China |
| Alizé Cornet | France |
| Anna Kalinskaya | Russia |
| Lucia Bronzetti | Italy |
| Jule Niemeier | Germany |
| Sorana Cirstea | Romania |
| Anna Blinkova | Russia |
| Tatjana Maria | Germany |
| Rebecca Marino | Canada |
| Caty McNally (WC) | United States |
| Anna Bondar | Hungary |
| Karolina Muchova | Czechia |
| Nuria Parrizas Diaz | Spain |
| Alison Van Uytvanck | Belgium |
| Emma Raducanu | United Kingdom |
| Tamara Korpatsch | Germany |
| Maryna Zanevska | Belgium |
| Katie Volynets (WC) | United States |
| Madison Brengle | United States |
| Dayana Yastremska (WC) | Ukraine |
| Marketa Vondrousova | Czechia |
| Emma Navarro (WC) | United States |
| Peyton Stearns (WC) | United States |
| Elizabeth Mandlik (WC) | United States |
| Sofia Kenin (WC) | United States |
| Ann Li (WC) | United States |
| Mirra Andreeva | Russia |
The Storylines
- The Title Defense: Mirra Andreeva returns as the World No. 7 and the defending champion. Her path to back-to-back titles will likely go through Swiatek or Sabalenka, whom she upset in her 2025 run.
- The Protected Rankings: Keep an eye on Belinda Bencic. Entering with a [PR], she has the talent to be a “bracket buster” depending on where she lands in the draw.
- American Depth: With Gauff, Pegula, Navarro, and Collins all inside the Top 15, this is the strongest American contingent we’ve seen in Tennis Paradise in a decade.
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Phil Naessens is a tennis betting analyst and former tennis coach with decades of experience in player development and match analysis. He is the founder of Crush Rush News and host of the Crush & Rush Tennis Podcast, focusing on price-first betting strategy, market efficiency, and transparency in sports wagering.
